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A 32-year-old Bethlehem woman is charged with assault for "extreme malnutrition" of her infant daughter that was a life-threatening condition, according to court records. Jennifer A. Bahn of 69 W. Garrison St. turned herself in Wednesday morning on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child. She was released on $50,000 unsecured bail by District Judge Roy Manwaring. Bahn declined to comment at her arraignment.

Easton police have charged a New Jersey man with a Dec. 21 armed robbery and shooting in the city during a drug deal gone wrong, authorities said. On Thursday, police filed an arrest warrant for Dyquinn Little, 19, of East Orange, N.J. He is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and reckless endangerment. Police said Thursday they are asking for the public's help in finding Little, warning he may be armed and should not be approached.

An 18-year-old woman who goes by the name "Peaches" faces charges in the weekend shooting of a man who was expecting a massage from her and another woman, according to an arrest warrant issued by Allentown police. Annesha P. Campbell, with no known address, will be charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy charges, according to the warrant. Police are looking for her and she had not been arrested as of Friday.

Bethlehem police said a 17-year-old boy faces assault charges after he attacked a man Saturday night during Musikfest. Police only identified the victim as a 34-year-old man and said he was struck around 10 p.m. as he walked with his wife in the 400 block of Main Street. Police said the 17-year-old from Bethlehem is charged as a juvenile with aggravated assault and possession of brass knuckles. After the attack, police said the victim needed medical treatment for a gash on his head.

A 28-year-old Allentown man was charged last week with breaking into a city church two summers ago and taking a safe, which contained no money, police said. Joselito Morales was charged Jan. 15 with burglary, trespassing and theft in the burglary at the Salem United Methodist Church, 1401 Linden St. He was sent to Lehigh County Prison under $25,000 bail. Police said he broke into the church July 20, 2008. According to reports, a safe holding documents, but no money, was taken.

A Freemansburg woman who had control over booster club concession money for the two Bethlehem Area School District high schools embezzled $39,000 from the bank account, police said Tuesday. Deborah E. Davis, 52, of 606 Main St., was charged with failure to make required disposition of funds, theft, receiving stolen property and misapplication of entrusted property. Davis, a Liberty High School Booster Club representative, made 72 ATM withdrawals and 21 bank withdrawals over a period of four months and kept the money for herself, according to the police arrest affidavit.

An Upper Saucon Township man was drunk when he was stopped for speeding with his three young children in the car, according to Lower Saucon Township police. Lincoln Michael Taylor, 29, of 4764 Friedens Lane had a blood alcohol level of 0.10 percent when he was stopped at 8:40 p.m. March 14 on Hickory Hill Road, according to police. That's above the legal limit of 0.08 percent. Taylor was charged with drunken driving, three counts of endangering the welfare of children, careless driving and speeding.

A Lehigh University student faces charges after Bethlehem police said he provided a 17-year-old girl with alcohol during a party Thursday morning , according to court records. Kyle Rajan Nagarkar, 21, is charged with corruption of minors, furnishing liquor to minors and violating the city ordinance for a disorderly house. Nagarkar, who lives at 220 E. 5 t h St., is free under $10,000 unsecured bail. According to court records: Shortly after midnight, an officer was on patrol near Nagarkar's house when he saw numerous people in the rear yard and heard loud music.

A Schuylkill County man was charged Friday with taking pictures of a child in sexual acts in 2003. Timothy R. Steward Jr., 38, of Delano was arrested after an investigation found that pictures discovered last month in Delano, west of Tamaqua, were of a child who could be identified, state police at Frackville said. The state police Bureau of Criminal Investigation-Computer Crime unit took over the inquiry and determined that Steward had illegal contact with the child. Police said the offenses happened on various dates in 2003.

An employee of a school near Souderton in Montgomery County hid a video camera in a restroom, attempting to tape female employees using the toilet, according to police. Conal Wright, 36, of Lansdale, was immediately fired from his job at the Vantage School at 310 Schoolhouse Road in Franconia Township when a female employee discovered the camera, according to a news release township police issued Tuesday. Wright allegedly secured a video camera under the seat of a chair and aimed the lens at a toilet in the restroom, police said.

Bethlehem police said they are unsure if bravado - or stupidity - was the motive behind a man who allegedly twice slapped a state police horse Saturday at Musikfest. After one slap, the trooper warned the man not to do it again, said Bethlehem police Chief Mark DiLuzio. But police said Curtis Gibbs looked the trooper in the eye and slapped the horse a second time. "You don't slap a defenseless animal for no reason," DiLuzio said. "Now he's under arrest. So, who has the long face now?"

Bethlehem police said a man choked, punched and kicked his girlfriend during a fight Sunday night, according to Northampton County Court records. Darren J. James, 30, of the 300 block of Summit Street in Bethlehem is charged with domestic violence related aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, simple assault and harassment. James is in prison under $20,000 bail. According to police: Police were called to St. Luke's University Hospital-Fountain Hill for a report of a woman who had been assaulted by her boyfriend.

Moore Township police have charged a man with taking items from vehicles and using a stolen bank card. Justin M. Petrycia, 35, of Danielsville was charged Tuesday with access device fraud, criminal attempted access device fraud, theft and receiving stolen property. He was sent to Northampton County Prison under $50,000 bail. According to court records: On June 12, police were called to a home in the 3100 block of Applebutter Road. Amy Fragano said she saw a garage door open and realized several items were missing from her car, including her wallet with credit and bank cards.

An 18-year-old man was arrested in Allentown early Saturday after he allegedly tried to hit a Salisbury Township police officer with patio furniture, Allentown police said. Damien Hammond, of Allentown, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, public drunkenness and harassment. He was arraigned by District Judge Ron Manescu and sent to Lehigh County Jail under $50,000 bail. Allentown police Capt. Gail Struss said officers responded to assist Salisbury police around 12:15 a.m. Saturday and arrested him in the 500 block of East Lexington Street.

When hundreds of tiny stickers popped up overnight around Nazareth on mailboxes, street signs and flower planters this week, most took little notice. But police said the stickers marked with "FT" in a circle and the words "Fire Trachta," were a silent protest targeting Police Chief Thomas Trachta. Trachta said earlier this week he knew about the stickers, his department was investigating, and no, he did not order officers to remove the decals. On Friday, police charged three men with the late-night sticker escapade, charging them with criminal mischief, harassment, disorderly conduct and littering.

Plainfield Township police arrested two people after an undercover drug buy Tuesday night, according to Northampton County Court records. Nyomi Hawthorne, 26, and Timothy J. Goszka, 30, are charged with possession with intent to deliver heroin and possession of heroin. Hawthorne, of Allentown, also is charged with false identification to police. Both were sent to county prison under $50,000 bail. According to court records: Police said at 7 p.m., they used an unnamed source to purchase heroin from Goszka, of Middlesex, N.J., in the 100 block of Commerce Way. During a traffic stop, police said Goszka gave permission to search the vehicle and officers found the money that had been used in the drug buy. Police said Hawthorne gave a false name and Social Security number.

A Walnutport man was charged Thursday with raping a 6-year-old girl eight years ago in Allentown. James C. Rehrig, 41, of 332 Riverview Drive was charged with two counts each of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault. He was arraigned by District Judge Karen Devine, who sent him to Lehigh County Prison under $100,000 bail. According to an arrest affidavit: Allentown police received a report of a sexual abuse allegation March 1 this year.

A Bethlehem Township woman repeatedly tried to run over her boyfriend with a sport utility vehicle Wednesday as he walked down the street, police said. Jangerys J. Lantigua, 30, of 4210 Bay-ard St. is charged with summary driving offenses, disorderly conduct and recklessly endangering her 7-year-old son, who was in the back seat. According to Bethlehem Township police: Officers were called about 7:30 p.m. to Sheridan Drive, near William Penn Highway, where witnesses said Lantigua several times sped her SUV at her boyfriend, Julian E. Buitrago-Lopera.

Bethlehem police have charged two men after a traffic stop yielded heroin and marijuana, according to Northampton County Court records. Luis E. Rodriguez Jr., 21, and Joshua Mickey Martel, 21, are charged in the incident that police said happened around 12:25 a.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of Broadway. Rodriguez, of the 400 block of North Sixth Street in Allentown, is charged with possession with intent to deliver heroin and marijuana, driving with a suspended license, criminal conspiracy and a traffic summary.

A Bethlehem man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 6-year-old boy about 10 years ago. Horacio Vazquez, 47, was a caregiver for the now 17-year-old boy on an undetermined date between May 2003 and May 2004, according to court papers. Vazquez, who now lives on Fourth Street, allegedly assaulted the boy. The boy recalled the incident for police during an interview in May, at least 10 years after the assault. Vazquez was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child and indecent assault and was taken to Northampton County Prison under $100,000 bail.